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Articles on Solitude
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A new study aims to understand how adults without friends experience and move through life.
Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find solitude essential for their well-being.
Now is the perfect time to read Jansson’s novel – a book that will make you nostalgic for childhood summers.
People who are lonely lead sicker and shorter lives. Just like the guidelines for food and exercise, public health guidelines for social connection can help us all live happier and healthier lives.
The contestants’ relationships with nature clearly shape their actions. As armchair experts, each of us may reflect on our own relationship with nature and how we would act in the same situation.
Is winning about mental toughness? How about coping with social isolation? Or will it be the one who’s in awe of a sunset?
Solitude is chosen, not thrust upon you.
Spending Christmas by yourself can be hard but research shows there are things that should help.
People don’t just go on retreat to discover themselves. They also go hoping to find magical connections with others.
Western thinkers have long valued time alone as a form of inner rejuvenation. Here, then, are four benefits to solitude.
Monastic tradition offers some useful advice about the value of isolation.
An audio version of an in depth article on the history of solitude.
Learning from the example of spiritual retreats.
Most people in the West are used to some form of solitude from time to time. But this is a fairly new normal.
‘Walden,’ published in 1854, is a manual for solitude with a purpose.
Singles can face mistaken stereotypes and value judgments that they are less happy, or lonelier. For many, being single is simply a relationship preference or even an orientation.
Many studies have shown that time outdoors is good for our physical health. Three wilderness education experts explain why periods alone in nature also provide mental and spiritual benefits.
Although loneliness may seem timeless and universal, the word seems to have originated in the 16th century,
For those who are finding the social distancing isolating, here are some lessons from ancient hermits, who often found joy in being alone.
Top contributors
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Professor of Social History, The Open University
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Amherst College
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Professor of Outdoor Education, Montreat College
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Associate Professor of Outdoor Education, Montreat College
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Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University
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Constance F. and Arnold C. Pohs Professor of Telecommunication, University of Michigan
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Professor of Philosophy
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Director, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
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PhD candidate, Monash University
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Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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ECDS Postdoctoral Fellow in European Languages, University of Edinburgh
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Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW